1. Slide 1
-Introduce yourself, as volunteers
-Talk a little about what EWB and Practical action are: In short charities that aim at helping developing world countries through the use of technology
-Then introduce what we’re looking at today, which is electricity around the world
Before we start I would like to ask you a question ‘Do you believe electricity is so important to the lives of people around the word that everyone should have it…. including really poor people in countries like Kenya?’ If you do please put your hand up, if not sure or you don’t think so leave you hand down.
You will need to do a record the number of pupils who put their hand up and convert this to a percentage to feedback on your summary sheet.

2. What did you do this morning which used Electricity?
Slide 2
-Pose the question: ‘what did you do this morning which uses electricity?’
-Get the group to then to put their hands up and give as many things as they can
-Once the list is exhausted or it’s been a couple of minutes, go through the examples on the slide
(Note: The icons on the slide are set with animations) 2

3. Which uses more electricity?
Slide 3
Over the next few slides keep it simple, Try not to stray into Power and energy, just keep it with electricity!
Simple Hands up/Hands down will be sufficient
Between a Standard Light Bulb and TV
Answer: TV 3

4. Which uses more electricity?
Slide 4
Between a Standard Light Bulb and an Energy Saving bulb
Answer: Energy Saving Bulb 4

5. Which uses more electricity?
Slide 5
Between a Kettle and a TV
Answer: Kettle
Note: This is the tricky example because the kettle is only on a for a few minutes compared to the TV 5

6. Which uses more energy in a year in an average household?1 3 2
Slide 6
This slide is about Total Energy consumption inaa Year
-From the previous examples: which one of these now uses more energy in a year?
1) TV- LCD £51.23
2) Kettle- £16.90
3) Energy saving ,light bulbs- £2.63
Note: The numbers will replace the pictures
The kettle will trip up students as it is not on for as long as the TV, so make sure to explain this! 6

7. How is electricity made?
Wind
Sun
Water
Nuclear
Coal
Slide 7
This slide again is an interactive question and answer slide.
-Your looking to get the students to suggest different kinds of Power sources, such as the sun, coal etc… 7

8. How does electricity get from where it is made to us?
Slide 8
-We know where electricity comes from but ‘how does it reach us from the power station?
-This is just a lead up to the Starter Activity, so don’t linger too much talking about the national grid
For a 60 min session do say how in places like Kenya the national grid doesn’t reach everyone. Ask if they have any ideas how else they could get electricity. Show the posters form Practical Action to highlight the 4 main ways energy is available to small communities in rural areas in the developing world. Omit slides 9 and 10
This system is called the National Grid 8

9. Let’s make our own National Grid
Slide 9
Starter Activity Slide 1
-Keep it very brief on this slide, the point to get across is that we are all connected to the national grid here in the Uk and they will be creating their own with string! 9

10. Your task:
Imagine each of you is an electricity pylon, and the string is the wires, connect as many people as possible to the power source.
Slide 10
Starter Activity Slide 2
-This slide is just a brief description of the task, refer to the sections Starter Activity’ for more info on how to run this task 10

11. 1/3 33% Technology Justice Is this fair? Technology Justice
1.4 billion people don’t have any electricity that’s one third of the world
33%
1/3
Is this fair?
We don’t think so. We believe everyone should be able to have electricity and other things that mean they will have a decent quality of life. We call that
Technology Justice
Slide 11
Try to be creative on your approach to this concept, get 1/3 of the class to stand up one by one to demonstrate just how big 1/3 is that it isn’t fair if these pupils didn’t have electricity and everyone else did
Main message: This is everyone’s right to have the technologies that they need to live a decent life. 11

12. What else is being done to help people in places like Kenya?
In year 2000 world leaders got together and said they wanted to help people in developing countries like Kenya get out of poverty and lead a decent life.
They set themselves 8 different goals to make this happen by They called these the
Millennium Development Goals
Slide 12
Keep this brief on The MDGs
-Ask if anyone has heard of the MDGs before and what they are?
-Go on to explain how they were set to make a big difference to reducing poverty in the world
General Ban Ki Moon
United Nation’s General Secretary 12

13. Why is electricity so important for Technology justice?
…let’s find out why one charity called Practical Action thinks electricity is important and what they are doing to help make technology justice a reality.
Slide 13
This Slide includes a video from practical action:
Introduce the video, as a showcase of the problems and some solutions to the problems of a lack of electricity 13

14. Using the power of the wind is one way we can make electricity
Wind turbines turn the wind into electricity
Wind turbines can provide energy for communities not connected to the national grid…reaching the very poor.
Wind is a renewable energy, it is sustainable… it doesn’t harm other people or the environment.
Slide 14
Try get across the benefits of wind power. This slide links in nicely with the starter activity as it can be used on a small scale to provide electricity to those not connected to the national grid and that Wind energy is Renewable 14

15. How does a wind turbine work?
Wind turns the blades round.
They are connected to the generator, so bits inside the generator turn.
The generator makes electricity.
The electricity can then go through a wire to your house
Slide 15
Keep it Really Simple and follow the points on the slide, they don’t need any more detail than what is on the slide.
For more details on Wind Power see: 15

16. Different kinds of wind turbines
Slide 16
The main Point to stress is that a wind turbine is built to be fit for purpose.
As this slide comes just before the main activity, volunteers should discuss how a wind turbine with MANY blades is better for Mechanical work (i.e lifting objects) compared to a 3 bladed one used for generation of Electricity.
There are many different kinds of turbines, each with different features 16

17. Your task…
A set of wind turbine blades has broken in your community, you need to design and build replacement blades
Slide 17
Main Activity Slide 1
-Use this slide to talk about the task the students have
-Hand out the instruction sheets and allowing reading time before moving to the next slide
For an example of what happens when a wind turbine goes wrong show video 17

18. Your materials… 18 Slide 18 Main Activity Slide 2
-Use this slide to talk about the materials and time the students have to complete the task
-Hand out The materials whilst the students are reading the activity briefs
For more details on the task see the Main activity section of this Pack. 18

19. A wind turbine in rural Africa
Slide 19
A Wind turbine built by William kamkwamba when he was just 14 in Rural Africa
Message to get across: If he can do it so can you!
For More details of the story see: 19

20. Enjoyed the workshop? What’s next?
Find out more about renewable energy by going to Ewb-UK.org and
Practicalaction.org
Take part in one of Practical Action’s STEM challenges
See how you could become an engineer working renewable energy
Spread the word Tell other people at school and at home what you have learnt
Slide 20
This slide just details how the students can find out more if they wish to! 20

21. …any questions?
Slide 21
And you’re done, time for the Q&A section! 21